Reel for clothes-lines.



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REEL FOR CLOTHES LINES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1907.

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Nd. 881,772. PATENTED MAR. 10, 1908.

H. GANNEY. REEL FOR CLOTHES LINES. APPLICATION FILED APR.26,1907.

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2 91 tn eooeo nected in any suitable UNITED STATES PATENT, oFFr HARRIETCANNEY, OF COLUSA, CALIFbRNIA.

REEL FOR CLOTHES-LINES.

Application filed April 26, 1907. Serial No. 370,392.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 10, 1908.

, The invention relates to a clothes line reel and has for its object toprovide a device of.

this character which can be secured to the window of a house, and whichhaving a cable in theform of a loop, is adapted to carry a line ofclothes out to expose the same to the sun and to draw'in the dry line atthe same time. h p

The inverition consists in the construction and novel arrangement of.parts hereinafter described, and shown and particularly pointed out intheappended claims.

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a reel constructed inaccordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional viewthrough the reel. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on line-33 of Fig; 2. Fig.4 is a detail perspective view of the locking pin.

Referring to the drawings, 1, 2 and 3, designate the three sections ofthe center and ends of the casing, for the reel which-is conmanner. Thereel is operated by a pinion 4' which meshes with gear wheels 5 and 6,to which are secured shafts 7 and 8. The pinion 4 is provided with avertical shaft 9 having a crank 10 by which the device is operated.

It will be seen upon examinationof the drawings, that the cable isconnected to and wound about the drums 7 a and 8, and as the crank 10,is rotated .thus imparting movement to said drums, the cable will bewound up on one drum and unwound from the other drum.

The casings are provided with slots 11 and 12 through which the cablepasses when it is being operated, and the loop pulleys 13; In practice,the clothes are arranged on one cable, and the cable is unwound furtherand others 'are added until the line is full to the end. They remainthere until dry, then that line is wound up, and the clothes taken off,and as the dry such as will passes around clothes are being taken off,other clothes to be dried-can be put on the unwinding cable,

as will be' readily understood. In order to;

prevent the cable from becoming entangled with the gear wheels, havingopenings through which pass shafts 7 and 8.

The'slots 11 and 12 are formed in the doors 11 and 12* which areprovided for the purpose of giving access to the interior of the casing,these doors are hinged at 11 and 12, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. When itis desired to lock the wheels 5 and 6 against rotation, the' T-shapedlocking pin 19 is pressed inwardly so as to engage the teeth of saidwheels, after which, the shank 19 is depressed into the narrowportionofthe recess 17 of the casing, thus locking the wheels as disks14 are provided,

will be clearly observed. This action allows the shoulders 19 inner faceof the casing so as ward movement of the pin. The said shank is alsoprovided with additional shoulders 16 and 18 which engage the innercircumference of the casing so as to limit theoutward movement of thesaid pin. of said pin is provided with a head 21 between which and thecasing a spring 20 is disposed for the purpose of keeping the pinoutwardly positioned. From theforegomg it will be seen how the said WhatI claim is, A device, of the class described, having a casing, shaftsjournaled therein, a crank gears are locked.

The shank ofsaid shank to engage the r to prevent outshaft intergearedwith the aforesaid shafts,

the first-named shafts being equipped with drums, around which a cableis wound, said casing having a recess provided with a re-- ducedextension, a spring-actuated T-shaped locking pin, having shoulders andareduced portlon, the reduced extension 17 of the recess being adaptedto receive the reduced or narrowest portion of said locking shown anddescribed.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRIET CANNEY.

Witnesses:

' J. S. OROURKE,

OWEN SULLIVAN.

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